All is Not Lost

I received the following recently, and thought I would share with you.

When your hut's on fire
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.  Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions.

One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. He cried out, 'God! How could you do this to me?'

Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island! It had come to rescue him! 'How did you know I was here? ' asked the weary man of his rescuers.

'We saw your smoke signal,' they replied.

The Moral of This Story:
It's easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of our pain and suffering. Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground.  It just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.

Gone Fishing!
We’re heading down to Douglas Lake this morning to try some crappie fishing. Hope we catch a few, but if not, it will be nice to be back on the water. It’s been about a month since we have been fishing.

 

~~~

Tennessee Granddaddy Says:
In one of our hymns it talks about the brevity of life is like the falling of a leaf. So when you see a leaf fall to the ground… THINK.

~~~

Quote of the Day

To get something done a committee should consist of no more than three people, two of whom are absent. 
~Robert Copeland

~~~
Joke of the Day

A customer was bothering the waiter in a restaurant. First, he asked that the air conditioning be turned up because he was too hot, then he asked it be turned down cause he was too cold, and so on for about half an hour.

Surprisingly, the waiter was very patient, he walked back and forth and never once got angry.

So finally, a second customer asked him why he didn't throw out the pest.

"Oh, I really don't care or mind," said the waiter with a smile. "We don't even have an air conditioner."

Add your thoughts & ideas to this blog by clicking on the "comments" below